Sir,-May I place myself on "G.M.’s" side, and say that I was shocked to read George Bell’s letter about his enjoying scenes of slaughter on the screen. I had hoped that we New Zealanders were preserving our sense of balance better than that. There is no use getting sentimental over our enemies-this war is a tragic mistake, but the Nazi doctrines must be eliminated. This doesn’t alter the fact that the Germans are still human beings. Unless we can preserve our balance and keep the hope alive that one day we may all believe in the brotherhood of man, then this tragedy of war will go on repeating itself. I should like to know if our returned soldiers rejoice in this kind of film. I
rather think they would deplore it. Too often have they participated in scenes when the slaughter was being inflicted on them. And we would not like to think of German audiences cheering at the agony of ou: boys.
SOLDIER'S
WIFE
(Carterton).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 9, Issue 218, 27 August 1943, Page 15
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